This is the first trailer for American Hustle, which comes from  Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell.  The movie stars Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale, who virtually look unrecognizable in the movie. The movie also stars Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Jeremy Renner. Russell is an incredibly talented filmmaker and storyteller, and this new movie of his looks fantastic. I love Russell's style, his films have a classic timeless feel to them. 

American Hustle is set in the 1970s and is based on the true story of an FBI sting Operation called Abscam which involved a notorious financial con artist (Bale) and his partner (Adams). They were forced to work with an out of control federal agent (Cooper) to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters, and politicians. They helped take down some U.S. Congressmen. The corruption case initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation that stretched from Atlantic City to Washington, DC. Renner plays the New Jersey state assembly leader, the center of the story, who is also the local hero and mayor of impoverished Camden.

The movie gets a limited release on December 13th, and goes wide on December 25th. Watch the trailer, and let us know if you'll be seeing the movie. 
 

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One of the funnest things I enjoy seeing at San Diego Comic-Con are all the cosplayers in action. Here's a cool collection of photos of Star Wars cosplayers strutting their stuff. 

Thanks to StarWars.com for the photos! 

Yesterday we learned that The CW was looking to to develop another DC comic TV series based on The Flash. Apparently the character will be introduced in the next season of Arrow before he gets his spinoff series. 

Arrow writers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns will be writing the script for the pilot. 

We've now got a few more updates on the series. According to Deadline, the character is set to show up in the 8th or 9th episode of Arrow season 2, and they are going to start looking for an actor to take on the role this week.  Berlanti had this to say in a statement,

"Barry Allen’s story always has been a favorite of mine, as well as of Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns. We wanted everyone to know about the show as that process commenced. We think it fits well both in terms of Arrow and as a stand-alone series."

Kreisberg added in a separate interview with THR: 

"When we first meet Barry Allen, he's just a forensic scientist … an ordinary man. Part of the fun for the audience … is to see how we view our Arrow take on the Flash legacy. Some of it will feel very familiar to DC Comics, some of it hopefully will feel different, fresh and exciting. The same way we approached Arrow is the same way we're approaching Barry."

He goes on to say that The Flash will be wearing his a version of his classic suit: 

"No sweat suits or strange code names; he will be The Flash."

As for the Wonder Woman series they were developing, Amazon, that's been put on hold. CW executive Mark Pedowitz explained,

“Amazon is on pause (as) the script is not exactly what we wanted, and with an iconic character like Wonder Woman, we have to get it right.”

Hopefully they can take The Flash and turn it into an cool series that we can enjoy!

The Silver Samurai was pretty badass in The Wolverine. That design was really freakin' cool, and it was fun to see Wolverine take him on. Here's a small set of concept art created for the character by Josh Nizzi. 

BadLuckKitty is Black Cat  |  Photo by Krisez

Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat, has many similarities to DC's Catwoman. Both are master thieves, dress in tight black outfits, have cat in their name, wear masks, have super gymnastic abilities, and have an off-again on-again relationship with a masked hero. One very unique thing to Black Cat is she manages to make white hair hot.

Katie George  is Black Cat  |  Photo by BGZstudios

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Earlier this month at Comic-Con, we got a chance to see some epically badass test footage for Duncan Jones' big screen adaptation of Warcraft.  You can read our description of that footage here, but I hope that it is released online soon because I'd love to see it again!

Now we have some possible new details on the upcoming film thanks to Bleeding Cool. They say that the "film’s story is not an adaptation of World of Warcraft, and instead takes place around the events of the first couple of Warcraft games, ‘real time strategy’ classics of the mid-90s." They also go on to talk about some of the characters that will be featured in the game.

Here's their assessment, which has not been confirmed. So as of right now, treat this as a rumor, but a really cool rumor. 

The lead character seems set to be Khadgar, a young consul to the Kirin Tor senate, rulers of the city of Dalaran. Early in the story, Khadgar is charged with investigating a series of crimes that have rocked the city, but as we go on, we’ll find that his mission leads him into a quest beyond the city walls.

Then there’s his mentor, Medivh, a mage and the sworn protector of mankind against demonkind. Johnny Depp was rumoured for a role almost as soon as the film was announced, and while I can’t find any substance to those rumours, at least not right now, I’m sure this would be the part he was up for. Not quite Gandalf meets Captain Jack Sparrow, he’s actually a more morally complex character than will be at first revealed. Expect him to be a scene stealer, too.

And set on a collision course with Medivh is Lothar, The Lion of Azeroth, leader of the King’s Army. He’s brave but maybe a touch too bold. In a straight down the middle version of the film, this might be the role The “Dwayne Johnson” Rock would go up for, though I’m imagining somebody like Mark Strong could carry just the right amount of pride and gravity.

And then there are the King and his Lady too,  playing key supporting roles. Expect to see some well-loved actors in these parts.

I’ve got less of an idea of the specific Orc characters involved, but there’s definitely plenty of them, and I know that their story will be intimately entwined with that of Medivh. We can also expect to see dwarves, trolls, elves, revenants and wraiths.

The impression I’ve picked up, from a few sources and the information I’ve been passed, is that this project makes no concessions to tidy mainstreaming, or chewing the gristle out of its meaty, raw fantasy ideas. The names are big and a spellcheck unfriendly, there will be mythical creatures all over the place, the magic will flow and so will the talk of prophecies and ancient artefacts.

As expected, it sounds like it's going to be the epic fantasy adventure film we were all hoping for! What do you think about the details revealed here? 

I've got another funny short for you! This one is called "Russell Curtis," and as you'll see, it was inspired by the classic Back to the Future trilogy. It was directed by James P. Gannon and was the winner of the "Golden Delorean Audience Choice Award" at Flux Fest 2013. It features two time traveling Russell Curtis' who need to try to change the outcome of their future. The short is well-written and very entertaining. I hope you enjoy it!

Here's an incredibly awesome collection of Marvel superhero illustrations created by French-American artist Pascal Campion. Most of his stuff focuses on Wolverine, but he also includes The Hulk, The Thing, and a few other characters. Campion has a really fun, stunning style. I hope you like these!

 

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In the latest episode we talk about Suda 51 and the design process behind his games and characters, which doesn't exactly sit well with JDot. We also cover some of the fallout from the abrupt cancellation of FEZ 2, the newly announced Tomb Raider comic by Gail Simone, JDot's recent Steam spree, my experience so far with Shadow Run Returns, and for Colartibles we spotlight the Hot Toys Exclusive Mandarin Mansion Assault Tony Stark, and instead of Kickstart This, we highlight the other side of the coin with a project that went belly-up (lets call it Don't Kickstart This). Finally we bring things around in our Just For The Hell of it segment with the Wonder Woman short film First Impressions. Hope you enjoy the show!

Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity looks incredible and terrifying. The situation that these astronauts find themselves in is an absolute nightmare. Just watching the trailers and clips for the film is insanely intense. If you haven't watched those yet, you need to! Click here to watch them.

The movie stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock and comes out on October 4th.

GRAVITY, directed by Oscar® nominee Alfonso Cuaron, stars Oscar® winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney).  But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes.  The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness.  The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue.  As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

Poster by Timothy Anderson

Check out this incredibly cool trailer for Pacific Rim that was recut in the style of the classic Toho Studios Godzilla trailers. This trailer was executed perfectly, and it's a lot of fun. Pacific Rim was one of the most entertaining films of the year, and I hope we get that sequel that Guillermo del Toro wants to do!

Thanks to /Film for the heads up! 

Here's an extended trailer for Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi action film, Elysium, that is nearly four minutes long. As you might expect, it includes some really cool new footage. If you're excited to see this movie, you'll want to watch this trailer!

Elysium stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, and William Fitchner. It's set to hit theaters on August 9th! Enjoy the new trailer!

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

I really enjoyed this red-band trailer for an upcoming sci-fi horror film called Almost Human. As you'll see in the trailer, it kind of has a fun 1980s horror sci-fi movie vibe to it. This looks like it will be an entertaining movie. The reason the trailer is red-band is because it has a good amount of blood and gore. Here's a description of the story:

Mark Fisher disappeared from his home in a brilliant flash of blue light almost two years ago. His friend Seth Hampton was the last to see him alive. Now a string of grisly, violent murders leads Seth to believe that Mark is back, and something evil is living inside of him.

The film is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. Enjoy the trailer!
 

You've got to watch this great clip from an animated short that features Lois Lane attempting to interview Batman after he comes to Metropolis to assist Superman. The short is part of Cartoon Network's DC Nation, and it's called Tales of Metropolis with Lois Lane. After watching this, I think I would actually enjoy a series that centers on Lois Lane as she makes her way through the DC universe. I'm sure you're going to enjoy this, so check it out!

"You die for your country. I'm gonna live for mine." 

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Peter Berg's Navy SEAL action drama, Lone Survivor. The movie has a incredible cast of actors that includes Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana. The movie is based on a true story, and it looks really freakin' good! I enjoy watching movies based on the military, and it looks like Berg did a great job putting this one together. 

[Marcus] Luttrell and his Navy SEAL team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader.

The movie will get a limited release on December 27th and will go wide January 10th. Check out the trailer below!

Fan Poster by Pierre-Luc Boucher

Rumor has it that J.J. Abrams will start shooting Star Wars: Episode VII next month! I guess that would make sense as the film has been in pre-production for awhile. This information comes from Jedi News who says the movie is currently working under the pseudonym Foodles Productions Ltd, which was registered by Disney on 26th March 2013.

The site also says "that the film has been in pre-production at Pinewood Studios for three and a half months in advance of an August 2013 shooting date. We hear they have block booked the studios for 10 years and that construction of offices and facilities on-site is underway. Also storage space is being located in the local area."

The movie has to go into production sometime, so next month is as good a time as any if they are actually ready to go. If this news is legit, then it's safe to assume that they are very very close to locking down the lead actors for the film, recently rumored to be Ryan Gosling and Zac Efron, both of whom are products of Disney. 

I imagine that Disney will be making some official statements about this movie at D23, so stay tuned for more information because we'll be there covering it! 

Paramount Pictures has released the first hilarious trailer for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. When I first heard about this movie I rolled my eyes at the idea, but this trailer had me busting up laughing so it looks like they won me over. Johnny Knoxville stars as 86-year-old vulgar grandpa Irving Zisman, who we've seen before in the previous Jackass films putting people in some very uncomfortable situations. Here's the synopsis,

86 year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companions, his 8 year-old Grandson Billy in "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.” This October, the signature Jackass character Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and Billy (Jackson Nicoll) will take movie audiences along for the most insane hidden camera road trip ever captured on camera. 

Along the way Irving will introduce the young and impressionable Billy to people, places and situations that give new meaning to the term childrearing. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants (and their equally disgruntled mothers), funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. 

Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.

The movie hits theaters on October 25th! 

Bryan Singer sent out a new photo from X-Men: Days of Future Past featuring Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) kicking the hell out of some guy's throat and holding him up against the wall. Poor bastard, looks like it hurts!  

The movie also stars Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Shawn Ashmore, Nicolas Hoult, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, and Boo Boo Stewart.

The film is based on the comic book storyline "Days of Future Past," which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run and introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.

The movie will be released on July 18th, 2014.

This new horror thriller Haunter comes from Splice director Vincenzo Natali. The film stars Abigail Breslin (Zombieland) as a young girl who must unravel a decades-old mystery to save her family.

It looks like a decent haunted house thriller. The Conjuring set such a high bar, though, and it's going to be hard for horror films like this to reach it. Haunter could end up being a fun movie, but it doesn't look like it's going to bring the intense scares. For me anyway. I'm sure it will scare some people who aren't as desensitized as I am. 

The movie comes out on October 18th!  

Peter Jackson and Warner Bros. love to soak up as much money as they can from the fans of their Middle Earth films. We all knew an extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was coming, and they've announced that it will be available digitally on October 22nd, and on DVD and Blu-ray on November 5th. Of course I'm going to have to buy it! There's an extra 13 minutes of footage added to the film, and over nine hours of special features!

Here's the full announcement with all of the specs included: 

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE). A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, this new cut includes 13 minutes of extra film footage that extends individual scenes, making this the must-see, definitive version for fans. All disc versions of the Extended Edition include nearly nine hours of new bonus features and will be available just ahead of the December 13 theatrical release of the second film of the trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

“I’m thrilled that the Extended Edition will give fans the opportunity to experience certain key scenes in the film as they were originally shot, as well as an abundance of special features,” said Jackson. “It’s exciting to present this expanded and enriched version of ‘An Unexpected Journey’ to allow fans to fully immerse themselves in the movie, before seeing the second part of the trilogy.”

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition will be available as a 5-disc Blu-ray 3D set ($54.98 SRP) that features the Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray versions of the Extended Edition; a 3-disc Blu-ray ($35.99) and a 5-disc DVD ($34.99) The Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD all include UltraVioletTM which allows consumers to download and instantly stream the Extended Edition in high definition to a wide range of devices including computers and compatible tablets, smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.*

The nearly nine hours of new special features boasts audio commentary with Peter Jackson, director/producer/screenwriter, and Philippa Boyens, co-producer/screenwriter, and “The Appendices,” a multi-part documentary focusing on various aspects of the film and the Trilogy. Complete special feature details are provided below.

The first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” was nominated for three Academy Awards®.

SYNOPSIS

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first in Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him; he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities…A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

The screenplay for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), Present a WingNut Films Production, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. All three films in The Hobbit Trilogy, also including The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and the final film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures handled worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution handled by MGM.

ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES ON BLU-RAY 3D, BLU-RAY AND DVD:

- Commentary with Peter Jackson, Director/Producer/Screenwriter and Philippa Boyens, Co-Producer/Screenwriter

- The Appendices – A multi-part chronological history of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, the boot camp training for the main cast, the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects.

- New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
Street Date: November 5, 2013
Order Due Date: October 1, 2013
Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 184 mins.
Blu-ray 3D: $54.98 SRP
Blu-ray: $35.99
SRP DVD: $34.99 SRP

Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.

Blu-ray Disc™ and Blu-ray™ and the logos are the trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association. Warner Home Video Blu-ray Discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.

ULTRAVIOLET

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